Lizard Point (Cornwall)
.A corruption of “Lazarsʹ Point,” i.e. the place of retirement for lazars or lepers.
A corruption of “Lazarsʹ Point,” i.e. the place of retirement for lazars or lepers.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.